Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-03-10

ef Z. X. RuggIes at | o'clock p. m, /
SATURDAY, April I'd, 1851, for the |
Iarpose Of transactiag any and all /
business which may properly come /
before said meeting. As There VIII |
lie important basiEess TO lie trans |
acted all The directors are requested |
to be present.
1t is reported that machine
shop and roand house viii he put
In AZ Bristol. this county. and that
1t is to be made division headquar-
tiers on the d. & G. s, railway. now
Icing completed from Tower City
to Sioax CITY by The c. NJ. & St. p
Bristol is almost in the center Of
this line, and if this report Of the
Intentions OF the company be true,
it win make Bristol . rcd hot town
aaefore mapy moons have waxed and
praEed. Well, we hope our Bristol
friends may not be disappointed.
Squire Crosby, of Wanbay. w4s
iii tosn Tuesday. with some Of the
fine brooms from his factory. These
brooms were made from home grown
broom eorn-raised in Waubay
ti,Enship aud for durability thes
skunk aisything in that line We have
viss seen ia Dakota. Mr. Crosby
has demonstrated not only that
broom corn can he raised in larger
Quantities to the acre and Of better
qiIality than that raised farther east. /
II Won want q rattlin' good broom,
o,se that viii stay By yon send to tie
Squire and get one.
-NcTIcE-Members Of Gen.
CrockeF lost are notified to be pre-
sent On Friday the llth of March,
8. 2 O'Clock, sharp, at the arnioFY,
to transact business heretofore, neg
leeted. Those who are back on the
books vii please come with the
cash to settle dues, as / want to
turn over the books and funds. A
correct list Of all Post property viii
be given and a fall statement Of its
financial standing be made. Blank
applications for membership should
be made out between this and that
date Call on me at nav office Tor
tft.m. G. L. CHAPMAN,
Acting ON, G.C.P. No.s0. G.AR
Don't ask your neighbor 10 do
Something for the town you are m
willing to do yourself If there Is
anJ movement on foot for the adj
vaacement of the interests of the
town, see that you get to the front
and, show you're willing to shoulder
yonr share, before YOU cailicise your
nei.shbor. No town can grow and
PROPER without the united effort Of
its citizens. You can't afford 70
hang back when some public enter
prise Is being pnshed-uniess there
is arnatter of priaeiple inyolvel and
1t is not often a matter arises that
viii conflict with mans ideas of
prlneipleiln and duty, in acommuhity
Becsase your Heighbor suggests a /
public enterprise, don't be mnieish
and oppose It simply because Of that
fact, bat. IL his methods can be IN
proved, Sas, 50 and unite heartily in
the work. Gnited enterprise wins
divided councils never accomplish |
anything.
Henry Ward Rcecher, Is lying
at his home in BROOKLYN IN a eorri-
tose condition and his death Is only
a nlsttter Of few hours. Old sol
diers viii remember his noble work
durirg the war in securing the Ell
eient hospital service that saved 80
many of their iiyes. An eventual
and useful career Is drawing to 4
close. Ii his faults were many. bis
towering intellect made his resp0n-
sibiliiy greater. No fife has gone
out within the past decade that did
more to ,.leyate and snobie the ha-
man race Beeehoris name IS the
synonym Tor that large hearted li6-
eraiitF, that sympathy with Tie
faults and sfailIies of humanity.
that ilrihgS him close to the hearts
CT the people. Grand was his labor
when rebellion threateued the ~
iionis life-like the gait lie was.h liz
stood up and b. tie foGce Of lis
powerful intellect, inspired foreign
nations with tImid Gear Of the re-
suit, who, but for Reecher. would
have teen ready to take traitors b
the hand and lift them oat of the
slough into which their folly had
cast tlleBs- America oxe. TO Henry
Ward Beecher debt of gratitude
that viii be freely given sheD IL
Sons become familiar with the
grand work he did when its perl
was greatest.
oh Sunday last there was adj
United 10 full membership With the
Congregational Church 20 persons.
Rev. dickinson read from the scrip
inre that portion relating to Christ
washing the feet Of hisdiseiples and
commented upon il. The lesson he
]. said was one of humility and love
aud showed that ali should Be wiz
ing to take even the hamblest and
meanest work, If b SO dong il
would glcrify God; that it was
love enduring even unto the end
stopping at nothing. enduring aIl
things that the Father might be
glori6ea in Christ. lie enlarged
upon the subject with many beaati-
full illustrations Of the loFe Of the
Savior. The ordinance Of baptism
was administered, which the el1er
explained as an outward and yisibl
sign Of an inward and spiritual grace
1t typified TO the world the cleansing
of the soul from sin bya process
that even the most unregeneraie
mind could take hold of aud uuaer
stand. The ceremony OF admitting
the new members consisted Of 4
covenant between tie chnrch and
the candidates aud between the lat
ter and God, whseh latter was in
giving sssent, aGdably. to che Apes
toIic creed. After this the sacra
ment Of the Lords supper was adj
IHinistei,ed, and partaken Of by ~
Christians, of whatever name. who
felt 50 disposed to do so. The en-
tire ceremonies Of the day were
beautiful and impressive and one
that, taken in eonnectisn with the
gospel work Of the last two month.
inaugurases new and better era in
Webster.
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